Effect of W Addition on Fe-P-C-B Soft-Magnetic Amorphous Alloy

In this work, the thermal behavior, soft magnetic properties, and structure of Fe86-xP11C2B1Wx (x = 0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8, 1, 2, and 4) amorphous alloys were researched by several experimental methods and ab initio molecular dynamics. The addition of W improved the thermal stability of the alloy system when the first onset crystallization temperature (T-x1) increased from 655 K to 711 K, significantly reduced the coercivity H-c,H- and decreased the saturation magnetization B-s. The Fe85.6P11C2B1W0.4 alloy showed optimal soft magnetic performance, with low H-c of 1.4 A/m and relatively good B-s of 1.52 T. The simulation results suggested that W atoms increased the distance of the neighboring Fe-Fe pair, reduced the coordination number, narrowed the gap between the spin-up and spin-down electrons of each atom, and decreased the average magnetic moment of the Fe atoms. This work demonstrates a micro-alloying strategy to greatly reduce H-c while maintaining high B-s.

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In this study, the thermal behavior, soft magnetic properties, and structure of Fe86-xP11C2B1Wx amorphous alloys were investigated. It was found that the addition of W improved the thermal stability and soft magnetic performance of the alloys.